Some guff about the negative parameters councils put on skatepark projects when they ask skateboarders to police others.
Skatepark Police
The History Of Covpark
I recently put together a blog post for the War Memorial Ramp Renovation campaign, where I explained my history with Covpark and what improvement to the skatepark would mean for Coventry. Off the back of that, I thought it would make sense to post a revised history of the skatepark which (for anyone who cares) gives... Continue Reading →
An Obituary To Brickies
If you are local to the Coventry area, or have followed The Terrible Company for a while, then you might be familiar with a spot called Brickies (aka “The Brickworks”, or more formally known as “Coventry Council House”). Without any irony, Brickies was one of my favourite skate spots in the world, which is why... Continue Reading →
Concrete Jungle
The Terrible Company didn’t start as a Coventry scene blog, and it isn’t one now, but at some point in the middle I was basically collating everything that happened in Cov skateboarding through blog posts, videos and write ups. Even back then, it was hard to capture everything going on, and in 2019 it makes... Continue Reading →
Session VS SkaterXL
Comparing the two big skateboarding simulation games of the moment.
“City Of Culture”
Skateboarders in Coventry have been after a new, good, modern skatepark since the day the idea of a skatepark at Memorial Park was even formulated. Covpark was built in 2001, and even before that, the likes of Jim The Skin and Steve Spain were attending meeting with the council to try and get us an... Continue Reading →
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